Nothing sums up the descent into authoritarian corruption of the once-republican USA like the events of May 22, 2025.

GOP Senators are chipping away at the 60-vote threshold, marking one more step toward majority rule in the upper chamber.

If the GOP really cared about meritocracy, they wouldn’t gut programs that help low-income students—especially those who also have a job or care for a child—earn a college degree.

Many in the fishing industry were eager to put Trump back in the White House. But the president and Elon Musk’s DOGE have unleashed havoc and confusion.

The high court is stretching an interpretive philosophy to the breaking point to avoid confrontations with Trump.

Medicaid was once a little-regarded program. It is now a policy heavyweight—and with an enrollment larger than Medicare’s, it’s very, very popular.

The GOP is struggling to pass a budget bill that would threaten millions of poor Americans’ livelihoods and health care—to the benefit of the wealthy.

It’s true that Biden’s team hid his decline from the public. But the public had long known that he wasn’t fit to serve another term as president.

The spending cuts could force many rural hospitals to close. That wouldn’t just be a crisis for rural health care but for rural employment too.

The veep once excoriated Republicans over deep Medicaid cuts. Where he lands today will tell us much about his character—and the true goals of Trumpism.

By paving the way for an American pope, Leo’s predecessor has ensured the faith won’t get hijacked by the right.

For the left to win, it must blame fascism on the actual fascists.

The Republicans’ tax cut plans are an exercise in bad faith, aimed squarely at the American people.

On first glance, Dr. Vinay Prasad’s medical credentials sound impressive. But look closer and you’ll find a narcissistic attention-seeker peddling misinformation, whose views will cost lives.

Trump is the head of a criminal syndicate, and he should be treated accordingly.

First, Trump officials cut off refugee resettlement from all over the world. Then they got those white Afrikaners here in three months. Funny how that happened.

Conservatives used to want to replace government assistance with private giving. Now that’s out, too.

This is the dilemma the Democrats face as the Republicans push to impose onerous hurdles on Medicaid in their budget bill.

On wretched display this week: the three ugly faces of MAGA.

The fight over congestion pricing in New York City illuminates the party’s struggle to define and defend a positive vision.